James Blish characters leave the galaxy only at the end of Earthman, Come Home and throughout the whole of The Triumph Of Time although another set of characters receive messages from a future intergalactic civilization in The Quincunx Of Time and the star-dwelling energy beings called "Angels" have previously had dealings with civilizations in several galaxies.
EE Smith's Lensmen deal with two galaxies.
Fred Hoyle's and Geoffrey Hoyle's Into Deepest Space describes a long intergalactic journey.
Charles Harness's The Ring Of Ritornel features an empire of more than one galaxy.
Star Trek involves some intergalactic interactions.
That is all that I can think of.
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Kaor, Paul!
I think the FTL hyperdrive of Technic civilization could enable people to reach the Magellanic Clouds. But the journey would be so long that it would be effectively a one way trip.
Ad astra! Sean
A lot of early SF didn't appreciate how -big- the universe is.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
I agree, but are you suggesting any FTL drive should make other galaxies "easily" accessible to us? The Milky Way galaxy alone seems plenty big enough for mankind.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean: oh, no. For one thing, even if you could get there easily, a galaxy is -huge-.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
I agree, even the Magellanic Clouds are huge. The Milky Way galaxy would be enough for mankind.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean: oh, enough for a while... 8-).
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
Just a teensy little while! The "nearest" big galaxy to ours is the Andromeda galaxy. Who or what is over there?
Ad astra! Sean
In THE WINDS OF FATE, Artorius and a Roman general are having a conversation and the general notes that the new eastern frontier he recommends to the Emperor will run up the Dniester river, then over a short mountain stretch and then down the Vistula.
Shorter than the old Rhine-Danube frontier, easier to hold... and conveniently puts all the legions further from Rome.
"That will be enough," the general says.
Artorius puts on a city-of-Rome accent and says: "Enough. For now. For now."
Then they both laugh.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
That was funny! And that general did have a valid point, time would be needed to firmly integrate the new territories into the Empire.
Ad astra! Sean
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